Hi! I ordered this book after seeing a portion of it's contents on a near death website. Thank you Daniel Rosenblit for your timely message! As a Christian, I am extremely interested in similar atheistic experiences in near death like this one. Howard Storm's book is another one I highly recommend. These experiences show how great and awesome is the mercy of God toward every single one of us. Regarding this book, I didn't have any problem with Mr. Rosenblit's quotations from the Bhagavad-gita (spelling?) because they don't conflict with my faith in Jesus Christ. I do wish he had spent some time expounding on his experience of the all-encompassing Love of God, because it is ONLY the Love of God that changes us and cleanses us from the inside out and makes us desire to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and being, and to love ourselves and each other as much as God does. As for his comment that he did not believe that anyone else's near death experience "could possibly be more enlightening" than his? I have read many near death experiences and have been enlightened by all of them, including his. I do wish his book could have been streamlined a little more so that the essence of the message would have come out stronger. The message? To love others purely with no selfish motives! This message can't be stated enough! This touched me and inspires me to do the same, with the help of God. This is the message of all faiths, all paths to the One God. It's time to stop our petty fighting over differences in doctrines. As Jesus said, "Who are my mother and my brothers? Those who do the will of God." What is the will of God? To love! It is my prayer that this message comes across loud and clear to all who read this book. Ginny

This is Daniel Rosenblit's own TRUE personal death experience! WHO CAN REFUTE HIM!?!? I personally found his experiences to be totally fascinating, but then again..............I'm not a judgemental, narrow(small)minded, brainwashed, self-righteous "Born-Again Christain" like a few of these reviewers who would just love to be able to censor any material that doesn't support their own extemely limited belief systems concerning God and religion. HEY "BORN-AGAIN" CHRISTAINS!..........GROW UP ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey folks! Don't let others make up your minds for you! If you should feel so inclined, read Mr. Rosenblit's book with an open mind(your mind)and YOU decide for yourselves if his words ring true in your hearts or not. There are many different peoples in this world who hold many different spiritual beliefs. This "only baptised Christains go to heaven" philosophy is such lunacy! WE ARE ALL GOD'S CHILDREN! WE ARE ALL EQUAL IN HIS EYES! Mahatma Gandhi, The Dalai Llama, and Mother Teresa all believed this great universal truth. WHO AMONG US ARE QUALIFIED TO DISPUTE THESE GREAT SPIRITUAL GIANTS???????? I highly recommend this book to everyone! Thank God Almighty that we are fortunate enough to live in a country where we are FREE to read and believe whatever we choose. May there always be a separation of church and state in America!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd like to personally thank Daniel Rosenblit for sharing his own personal death experience with the world. GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!! READ ON!!!!!!!!!

It always amazes me how few self-described "Christians" really believe the things their Bible teaches.

The God encountered by Rosenblit never mentioned "Jesus"? Guess what, folks; the entire Old Testament didn't mention Jesus (by name, anyway). Even Jesus didn't natter on about himself.

Jesus said "No one comes to the Father except by me"? Okay, but he was speaking as the Logos -- and he didn't say everybody who came to the Father through him would call him "Jesus." (In fact he told a parable in which people who cared for the poor and the sick *didn't even know* they had been serving him. And it does seem to me that the sinner who "went away justified" had said only, "Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner," and had not invoked the "name" of Jesus in any way. Someday Christians will realize that *calling* on Jesus doesn't save you; *Jesus* saves you. More precisely, God saves you via the Logos - and at His initiative, not yours. Saying "Lord, Lord" is ineffective, as the New Testament clearly states.)

This book is a firsthand account of exactly the sort of thing Christians believe their New Testament to be about and it confirms that in these respects the New Testament is right. The professing Christians who disbelieve it because Rosenblit doesn't use the right *words* are like people who look up the answers in the back of their English-language textbook and then think your answers are wrong because you wrote them in French.

Perhaps every knee shall bow and every tongue confess Jesus as "Lord" - someday. In the meantime, there is no reason to suppose that everyone who has met him knows his name.

The story was origional, I'll admit, but to stretched out. The story begins centered around Batgirl and Detective Bruce Wayne, but it stretches to almost every corner of Gotham, and even incorporates Black Canary in the '62 thread.

Two many threads don't go anywhere, and though some provide great dramatic moments, they are watered down by the point that they have no function.

Neat new origens for Batman, Batgirl, Black Canary, Mr. Freeze, and Killer Croc, but the Joker aka Bianca Steeplechase aka Blache Gregory could have been fleshed out, as well as the TwoFace thug and Harley Quinn, which is a horrible attempt to add in more drama to the climax.

The characters aren't likeable, and the cleavage is laid on a bit thick for 1961/1962. Not very time-themed, and a bit forced.

Read for the new takes on costumes and origens.

This review is going to be short and sweet. I've been enjoying DC's "Elseworlds" series in which they make a twist on well known characters. In this one, Bruce Wayne is the penniless son of two of Gotham's richest family. The family lost their money in the Depression, Bruce had to sell Wayne Manor to pay for his father's debts, and he becomes a detective on the G.C.P.D. Barbara Gordon blames her father for not being around when her mother was killed and strikes out on her own, eventually buying Wayne Manor and becoming Batgirl to exact revenge along with her boyfriend who takes on the role of Robin. Bruce is put on the case of ridding Gotham of the Dynamic Duo while battling a corrupt department and a well connected underground. Look for Two-Face as a crooked cop, Catwoman as a stripper/informant, a female Joker as a socialite, a bodyguard Croc who guards a scientist Mr. Freeze, the Riddler as Barbara's shrink, and the Black Canary as the wife of one of Bruce's friends.

Where this book is highly lacking is the artwork. It has the appearance of an amateur oil painting and trades "style" for quality.

This is the comic book that got me into comic books. The story is so unique and dark. The art work is beautifully painted by Dan Brereton. The artwork alone is enough to buy this book. But the story keeps right up with the great art work.

I can sum it up in one word, [stinks]
The first 1/3 of the book is information
you should already know before you buy this book.

I was very happy to find the extra book mounted on the CD, Perl 5 in 21 days, but the actual book itself would describe general concepts without actually giving enough concrete examples of how to do it. This book is definitely intended for those who are already fairly experienced with programming in Perl. Also, the author could stand to be a little less dry and his code should be more readable (indentation and white space).

I am impressed with the poise and genius of the author. He obviously understands computers more than the next person. And to have attended highschool while writing such a book takes great organization and time management skills. Needless to say this author is a role model. To have his intelligence at such a young age! I wish I was that gifted.

I found this book not as useful as it claims to be. The essays feature here are usually too unique to be used as "model essays". Most of these candiates are best of the best students with tons of great experiences or personal accounts. I still enjoy reading through many of these essays and the pointers the book provides. However DO NOT expect to use these essays as model for your personal statements. This is not what this book is for.

This book was great when it initially came out. However, nowadays, you need some new stuff in order to make it in. Considering the fact that a zillion people bought this book and wrote based on it, admissions are on to it. I suggest From High School to Med school by Raju and Yanofski for some fresh essays. It's written for accelerated medical programs, but they have some good essays in there.

After applying to medical school once and not getting in, I started looking for a different approach to my second application. This book really turned my essay around. The book takes you through all the steps to put together a good essay that will catch the admission committee's attention. The example essays I found helpful also. Your essay will be what you put into it, but this book will help a lot if you will put the work into it. I would definately recommend it as a must have for anyone applying to medical school. It must have worked, because I will be starting medical school in the fall.

This book advocates the use of coercive restraint AS therapy, among other very questionable practices. "Holding Therapy" is totally unethical. It actaully fits the definition of "torture" in the United Nations Treaty on Torture. It's unbelievable that people would recommend this book.

This book is based on the author's own rendition of science. He cleverly integrates theory and research from several arenas to develop his own, untested, unfounded model of relationships. This is a classic example of pseudoscience and the reader needs to beware. His claims and application of ideas are totally unfounded. How can a desperate parent know the difference between science and pseudoscience? The parent cannot. In essence, books like this just play on the emotions of unsuspecting and needy families.

I have 3 adopted children with attachment problems. I've read many, many books on this subject. Hughes' book, though written primarily for therapists, has been the most helpful to me as a parent. Hughes does a great job of describing unattached children and the treatment therapists and parents need to provide to help children bond. Parents considering adopting older children need to read this book. I wish I'd had this book 10 years ago. The mistakes we could have avoided might have given our children a much better chance at a normal life. I also wish Hughes would include information about strategies for dealing with unattached young children who have become unattached teens.

These authors, and this book (in an earlier edition) were the first wave of today's spam onlsaught. If you need immigration information, please look elsewhere. If you -really- want this book, please buy the used copy. In the perusing of it that I've done, I found it to be not entirely uninformative, but I certainly wouldn't give it accolades, and, given it (and its authors') background, I wouldn't pay money for it if you held a gun to my head. Go ahead: type "Canter and Siebel" into Google, and see what you get.

Beware, these are the pair that invented spam. Laurence Canter lost his license to practice law after sending out the infamous green card spam on Usenet.

My husband was born in Pakistan and isn't a U.S. citizen. Due to September 11 and the unstable economy, we have decided to change his status. U.S. Immigration Made Easy has given us a lot of great pointers on the process and how to best fill out all the necessary forms and paperwork. This book has been a great find. I just bought 3 additional copies for my husband's family!

Hi, fellows ! The book is really easy to read, i agree with previous reader. And who still thinks, that this is a good technologie, i will recommend it. There are practical all things, what you need to develop a WAP solution.

But, what about is this book ? About WAP - technological useless solution for wide marketing actions. Dear fellows, WAP is out, and there is no back for this technologie. Just wait a little bit the new UMTS system and we will se, what technologie will bring with itself.

If you think in your enterprice about this solution - forget it. And finaly don't buy this one, you can cabbage some money for beer or another book.

This book is complete. To the best of my knowledge it is the most complete book you can find. The only problem I see with this book is that, the author spend too much time explaining the background of the WAP protocol. Personally I care less about the historical side view.

I love this book. It's complete, goes right into the details and is clearly written. I cannot think of a higher compliment to pay a book or author. If you're a WAP developer or are ramping up for a WAP development project this book will get you there. I loved the treatment of WML, deploying services and wireless telephony applications. I highly recommend this book.

This book may have been useful back when the sock pocket was a big celebrity. In today's marketplace, this book just doesn't add any significant value. I have respect for the authors since I have heard them speak in San Francisco. It's too bad the hype doesn't live up to my expectations. The Internet Economy of the late 90s deserves better.

When I first bought this book, I could not wait to read it. Unfortunately the book is more hype than anything else. At times I felt like I should spend a day in the library reading articles on microfiche and saved the money I spent.

It is sad since I have heard the authors in Paris many, many times and now I feel like I was cheated. It is a shame.

For people who want to get an overview of global clusters, what they are, what they can do to a nation's innovation system and its economy, what they have in common and how they differ in these global regions.

It is easy reading and gives a good global perspective. It highlights the local traits and permits comparisons with other geographical clusters, although it does not go as indepth one may hope for further academic research. Given the interview based research style, however, it keeps it lively and is not as "dry" as many other academics books.

The book makes clear that Silicon Valley and Boston's Route 128 are no longer the only innovation clusters.

Dr. Martin Haemmig / Switzerland
Adj. Professor for Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship
in Europe and USA

I found this book to be full of unintelligible jargon. If you don't already know what it means, don't expect to find out here. I'm tired of books like this. Is it so very difficult to start from the beginning and write clearly? *** It's not just the failure of the authors in a case like this -- what about the editors? It's their job to make sure that an ordinary, intelligent reader can understand an "introductory" text like this. Did *they* even understand it? *** Maybe CORBA is superior to COM (or maybe not) - but I'll tell you one thing: David Chappell's "Understanding ActiveX and OLE" is a model of how to do this kind of book *right*.

Orfali, Harkey & Edwards are some of the most influential leaders in the distributed object field. This book is highly readable, and does something that few comprehensive books do: present the technologies in a sufficient manner for both managers and programmers. Their biases are very clear throughout the book: they're rooting for CORBA/OpenDoc.. Which reflects the age of the book. Unfortunately OpenDoc looks to be lost, while CORBA continues to still be used by industry. They treat OLE (ActiveX) like a second-class component model. (It's up to you to decide if it really is :) However, this book will get you "there" faster than any other, with good sprinkles of Oliver Sims' Business Object work, and Taligent's Commonpoint technology (the concept of which may become our future computer user-interface..) A Must read!

Hi friends, I am an E-commerce consultant in silicon valley , I can say only one thing about this book - This is a terrific book.

This is a very simplistic introduction to PageMill with many key instructions either missing or buried between the lines of the overly-cutsie prose. For example, the Attributes Inspector has a key menu that allows the detailed placement of graphics - this menu is never mentioned nor is an illustration of it shown anywhere in the book (I only stumbled across it accidentally). Also, several files are not on the accompanying CD. Finally, it is very hard to concentrate when reading such rubbish as, "...do you recall seeing a funny looking bull's- eye... Surprise! That bull's-eye..." ad nauseum. Although the book is 418 pages, only 135 deal directly with the technical aspects of PageMill; all the rest is vague generalities about web design, hosting and outdated information about web software.

Couldn't find the author of this book to ask him to explain this ripoff and waste of time. The initial browse was tempting, especially the tutorials and online updates. But the files required for some tutorials are not on the disc. The online update information is outdated-wrong because vmedia.com is not available. None of this inspires a further investment of time. I would rather invest a little more money in another book that fulfills promises which were crucial in the decision-to-purchase. Who is responsible for this deception?

after reviewing the wanderful books that Amazon has on the internet I wander how can Amazon assist me in publishing my several, book lengh manuscripts. I have had several publishers and agents desire to see and perhaps publish my works. I am quite afraid to put my manuscripts in any= one hands for fear that they may change the theme of each manuscript. I write in several areas. including business, religion, psychology/thera- py, education and etc. Please advise me steps I should take to obtain a well known agent and publishers who may like to evaluate my manuscripts sincerely,

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